Comments on: MMO Top 20 Mets Prospects – #13 Darin Gorski, LHP

By: Sach

Sach — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:11:17 +0000

I really like Darin. I like his size and frame with still some room to fill out and get stronger to pick up a tick or two on his fastball. I love a SP with a plus change-up which this kid has plus an underrated down and in slider to RHH. He also hides the ball well. Santana before his shoulder surgery only really sat 89-91 with his fastball with of course the change-up and this kid essentially already has that. And unlike most young pitchers, this kid isn’t afraid to pitch inside to both sides of the plate. I also agree with Alex68. IMO, Jon Niese is overrated and this kid might turn out better in the bigs than Niese because of his pitchability, control, command and plus change-up.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:35:47 +0000

“cool and professional.”

You nailed it. Good description.

By: alex68

alex68 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:26:02 +0000

i hope this kid develops into a future starter and stud for us, i like niese, but i think he’s not gonna be as good as we’d hope him to be. it seems niese needs to build up on stamina as well, last 2 years he’s gotten hurt or ran out of gas towards the end, and having the same pitching coach don’t help the cause either.. most of mets pitchers are struggling badly under warthen.. he needs to go before familia, harvey and co reach the majors, i do not want warthen near any of those kids…

By: Des

Des — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:21:05 +0000

I love Gorski’s steady improvement. The numbers tell an impressive story. His raw power is a bit less than some other prospects, but his effectiveness is second to none. His command is the key. This kid slipped under my personal radar. He’ll be followed by me closely now.

As usual, a wonderful writeup by you, Petey Pete.

To Joe and everyone else at MMO, the cosmetics of this site are the best yet — cool and professional.

By: Steve S.

Steve S. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:09:55 +0000

Wouldn’t it be something if the Mets’ starting rotation in 2013 was Santana, Dickey, Niese, Harvey, and Gorski—with Familia and Meija also in the mix (and Wheeler coming soon after)!? Of course, we had high hopes for Pelfrey and others in the past, but this group makes me feel a bit more optimistic.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:57:44 +0000

Talk about coming out of nowhere. He put himself on the radar now will look forward to seeing how he progresses.

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:34:37 +0000

By the way this site looks awesome, love this new look!

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:32:37 +0000

I’m really high on Gorski. In my opinion he had a better season than Harvey or Wheeler last season and flew under the radar for the most part. Hoping to see even better things in 2012.